COFFS Quilters and Needlecraft Inc. (CH&N) has rallied funds and sent $1,000 to donation organisation GIVIT, with the stipulation it is to be used for the people of Lismore.

“This money was an accumulation of funds from our quilt show held in 2018 and raffles run at our various events,” CH&N spokesperson Shirley Rose told News Of The Area.

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The local quilters are also associated with Wraps with Love, an organisation which collects knitted blanket-style wraps made by volunteers and sends them to areas in need both overseas and within Australia.

“Wraps with Love will send wraps when asked.

“We will continue to make rugs and will hand them over when needed,” said Shirley.

“At the moment we are making gift quilts from donated material.

“This involves a number of members cutting, sewing, ironing, pinning etc, and is always done with a lot of laughs and good cheer.”

CH&N member Margaret Hivon is the local contact for Wrap with Love Inc.

“Each wrap is made of knitted or crocheted squares of many colours and helps warm the cold humanity who are suffering under natural or man-made disasters.

“Several ladies make over ten wraps each year, and one of our male members contributes a large number of crocheted squares to be made into rugs.”

Margaret collects and sews the squares together.

Most libraries are drop-off points for squares.

CH&N also recently donated four quilts each to the Women’s Refuge and the Wesley Mission in Coffs Harbour.

“Members enjoy making quilts and are happy to share the products of their skills with those in our community who need the comfort a quilt can offer.”

Recently the club was approached by WIRES asking them to make pouches for joeys who are in care after the floods.

“They have made 40 pouches and 40 liners and now will make pouches for the smaller joeys.”

The CH&N group meets 8.30 to 12 noon every Thursday at Cavanbah Hall in Coffs and welcomes new members any time.

Members undertake a wide and varied range of handicraft such as quilting, patchwork, tapestry, knitting, crocheting as well as many types of hand embroidery.

“The club has a large library for all crafts, and we also have sewing machines, irons etc for all types of sewing requirements.”

These are available to members and can enable them to participate in workshops that are run by members for members to learn different crafts.

New members welcome, visit https://www.facebook.com/Coffsquiltersandneedlecraftinc/.

By Andrea FERRARI